Definder - what does the word mean?

What is a tank?

The word tanking, in terms of sport, would be used to describe a bad performance

Tanking is the act of giving up a match or "throwing it away", losing intentionally or not competing.

I tanked my match so bad!

She was tanking her match.

He tanked the match after losing the first set.

They tanked their match because they got angry with the referee/umpire.

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a tank - video


A tank - what is it?

Two meanings:

1) Intoxicated, nearly always pertaining to alcohol.

2) When a film does poorly at the box office.

Person A: "Did you see the Hulk?"
Person B: "No. I heard it tanked, actually."

The Hulk
New York Minute
Glitter
Crossroads
Dungeons and Dragons
From Justin to Kelly
The Alamo
The Real Cancun
Troy
Spy Kids 1, 2 and 3
Gigli
Scooby Doo 1 and 2

etc etc etc

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What does "a tank" mean?

"The Tank" is another name for the city of San Jose, CA located in Northern California, specifically in the Bay Area. San Jose is the largest city in the South Bay.

The San Jose Sharks play at the San Jose Arena commonly referred to by the locals as "The Shark Tank" - Hence, the nickname for San Jose is "The Tank."

"Where you headin' out to?"
"The Tank."
"San Jo be crackin'!"

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A tank - what does it mean?

To tank something is to do badly or at it, or fail. One usually does this on tests that one is unprepared for. Tanking is the verb of tank.

Me: Man, I just tanked the math portion of my PSATs.

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A tank - meaning

1: to be intoxicated

2: to do very bad in
3: to launch, throw, hit, something very, very, very far.

Bob was tanked last night at the bar.

Bob tanked his math test yesterday.

Bob tanked the golf ball over 6 houses, before it hit a telephone pole.

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A tank - definition

1. To be a solid supporter for a political candidate.

(Used especially with members of the news media, who are meant to be objective.)

2. To be a solid supporter of someone.

"Like nearly everyone in the news media, the three of us are totally in the tank for Senator Obama."

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A tank - slang

Flopped on billboard charts, if it even made it to the charts.

A word that stans use ALL THE TIME.

This album by this person tanked.

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A tank

saying, "no thanks" to a fat chick. Usually used when the opportunity for sex is at hand.

This fat girl named Betty wanted to go home with me for some late night action. My reply was "tanks but no tanks!"

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A tank

-Something you scream every ten minutes in Grand Theft Auto Online
-Reference to a particular player, Firescorpion

TANK TANK!

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A tank

A large and wide, perfectly veloptuous ass. Though very large and wide, is right on the brink of perfect and too much. It is a perfect ass just before it is too big.

Damn, bitch got a tank!

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